Politics Thread 6

[massimo]

I haven’t had much time lately to pay attention to this Tony Abbott stuff, but he’s a sexist homophobe without any actual experience in negotiating trade right?
So what are the actual motivations for having him in this position?

"I'm doing everything in my power to prevent a second wave of Covid19"

[Lex-Man]

I haven’t had much time lately to pay attention to this Tony Abbott stuff, but he’s a sexist homophobe without any actual experience in negotiating trade right?
So what are the actual motivations for having him in this position?

There are so few people with any real expertise in trade who support Brexit that the Tories will literally hire anyone who even slightly looks the part. They can point out he was prime minister of Australia and ignore that he was thrown out by his own party.

[captain red dog]

I think the Tony Abbott appointment is just a cynical move to try and satisfy the factions that want more trade with the commonwealth. They don't give a gooseberry fool over personal views of appointments, they will just ignore it until the news cycle moves on.

[Rocsteady]

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"Yes Hitler wasn't great for Jewish people but did you see how many Volkswagens his government sold?"

What a strawberry floating car crash this government is.

[Squinty]

Can we stop rewarding incompetent, gooseberry fool people please? Thanks.

[Tomous]

I think the Tony Abbott appointment is just a cynical move to try and satisfy the factions that want more trade with the commonwealth. They don't give a gooseberry fool over personal views of appointments, they will just ignore it until the news cycle moves on.

Cummings proved you just need to ride out the outrage cycle.

[captain red dog]

Hancock was on BBC news this morning saying how they didn't announce a mass testing target as he didn't want to be on the news a month later being accused of missing the target.

Who are these people? I'll have to remember than line and never promise to achieve anything for my bosses.

[Tomous]

To be fair, not setting targets is a very good way of avoiding having to hit targets.

[Cuttooth]

To be fair, not setting targets is a very good way of avoiding having to hit targets.

Not sure you're really supposed to say it out loud though!

[Knoyleo]

Marge Hancock

[captain red dog]

To be fair, not setting targets is a very good way of avoiding having to hit targets.

It's a superb tactic. I'll not be making any promises again in life so I don't get accused of breaking them.

Next time the council ask me to pay a bill, I'll be saying "sorry mate, can't make any promises as I don't want you calling me in a month to say you still haven't been paid".

[massimo]

I haven’t had much time lately to pay attention to this Tony Abbott stuff, but he’s a sexist homophobe without any actual experience in negotiating trade right?
So what are the actual motivations for having him in this position?

There are so few people with any real expertise in trade who support Brexit that the Tories will literally hire anyone who even slightly looks the part. They can point out he was prime minister of Australia and ignore that he was thrown out by his own party.

I think the Tony Abbott appointment is just a cynical move to try and satisfy the factions that want more trade with the commonwealth. They don't give a gooseberry fool over personal views of appointments, they will just ignore it until the news cycle moves on.

You both make sense, thanks.

[Photek]

Wait, I've been out of the Loop, Tony Abbott is part of the UK Trade envoy?

What the actual holy f**k is going on over there? like mother of f**king god!

[captain red dog]

Wait, I've been out of the Loop, Tony Abbott is part of the UK Trade envoy?

What the actual holy f**k is going on over there? like mother of f**king god!

The tories are putting the absolute best people in charge of key appointments. Very good people, the best.

[Tomous]

What the actual holy f**k is going on over there?:

Corruption, no accountability and no consequence.

[captain red dog]

What the actual holy f**k is going on over there?:

Corruption, no accountability and no consequence.

Christ, I'd actually forgotten the alleged corruption with Jenrick given the rest of the gooseberry fool show going on!

[Tomous]

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[Tomous]

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[Moggy]

Wait, I've been out of the Loop, Tony Abbott is part of the UK Trade envoy?

What the actual holy f**k is going on over there? like mother of f**king god!

Apparently he's really good at trade.

[Tomous]

Even if he was a trade negotiation expert, he's a climate change denier so that automatically makes him an awful fit for current trade negotiations